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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Henry Georges Land Theory.

The fundamental doctrine of Mr.
George, which correspondent asks
us to state and explain, is the notion
that no man has or can acquire a
right to the ownership of land. His
theory is that the value of the land
is not created bv mans labor, and
therefore cannot be properly appro-
priated by individuals. The truth is
that the part of the value of land
which is the result Of mans labor is
infinitely the greater part, and is alb
sclutely inseparable from the value,
if there ever was any, existing in the
land independently of such labor.
Name a tract of ground anywhere
and examine its history closely, and
it will be found that its value has
been created by the building of roads,
the creation of means of reaching it
and transporting products from it, by
the clearing, fencing and other i'm
provements of that and adjacent
lands. by the growth of villages,
towns and cities more or less near the
land in question, by the building of
stores and churches, railroads, canals
or turnpikes, and, in word, by all
the progress of civilization from the
earliest settlement of that region to
this day. AS rule, the land itself
has no value which is not the result
Of human industry.
The value thus created must be-
long to somebody, and be capable of
| transmission from one person to an
other. This is necessary to the well
fare Of civilized society, because the
creation of such values, by the i'm
provement of lands and the construc-
tion of means of communicate n,
would be arrested if the land We're
not the property of individuals. The
infinitely larger proportion of value
which is created by mans labor must
be indi yidually owned, that being
necessary to the progress of society.
The infinitely v smaller proportion not
so created, if any such value exists,
must therefore be also individually
owned, because its separation from
the other and far greater is impracti-
cable. Nor is it practicable even to
determine whether land has or would
have had any value apart from the re-
suit of human improvements and hu-
man labor.-New York Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Franklin's Famous Toast.

Ben Franklin was dining with a
small party OF distinguished gentle
men when one OF them said:
Here are three nationaiities rep
resented; I am French, my friend
there is English, and Mr. Ffank,in is
an American. Let Us each propose q
toast"
1t was agreed to, and the English
mans turn came FIRST. He arose, and
in tone of Briton bold, said:
Here's TO Great Britain, the sun
that gives light to all notions Of the
earth"
The Fcenchman WGs rather taken
back at this, bu. he proposed:
"Hcro'5 to France, The moon whose
magic rays moves the tide of all the
world"
Our Bea then arose, with his air OF
quaint modestY, and said:
"Uere's 20 George Washington, the
Joshua Of America, who commanded
the sun aad moon to stand 5till-aud
they stood stiil'
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
MEMORY.

Ny feet approach lite's western slope;
Above me bends the MONDAY skies,
BeyonSme spreads the realm of hope,
Behind, the land of memory lies;
know not what the years may bring
OF dangers wild, or joys serene;
But, turning to the east, sing,
Lord, keep my memory green"
Oh land of winter and of gloom,
OF singing bird, and moaning pine,
Tie golden lights, thy tender gloom,
Thy wales and mountains all are mine
Thy holy loves of other years
With beck ming hand toward me lean,
And whisper through their falling tears,
''Lord, keep my memory green"
Dear memory, whose unclouded gaze
Can pearce the darkest wilds of space,
see her morning watchfre blaze,
/ feel her breeze fan my face;
would not give the light she filings
Across my future landscape scene
For all the pomp and power OF Kings
''Lord, keep my memory green"
Let memory near my soul abide.
With eye and voice to W ara aud win,
Till Hope and Memory. side 5y side,
Shall walk above the tides of sin
Till from life's western lakes and rills
The angel lifts the sunset sheen,
And hangs it Ger the eastern hills
"Lord. keep my memory green"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Partition Notice.

OC.No.o1. March 1887 In re thepetition OF
Jas d. Fowser for partition OF estate OF %
rah b. Fowzer, decd.
And now to-wit, June Z, &. D., 1887. Ser
vice having been accepted tor all the heifs
and legal representatives of Sarah Is. foWZer
decd, except Henrietta Fowzer, whose resi-
dence is unknown. On motion OF Messrs;
Williams & Mitchell the Court is requested
to order publication requiring the said Hen
rietta Fowzer to appear and show cause why
nar.ition of real estate of Sarah b. Fowzer
should not be made accor ing to law.
WILLIAMS & MITCHELL, Attys.
June 7, 1887, motion granted. o
THE COMMONWEALTH or PENN'A, &C.
COUNTY OF BUTLER,
To Peter Kramer, High Sheriff Of Butler
We command you that you make
known bv publication in one or
more of the weekly newspapers pup
Tshed in the county OF butief oy
not less than three successive pubiications'
or by personal service OF this writ, the con-
tents Of the foregoing petition and rule mere
TO be and appear before the Judges OF our
Ornhan's Court at Butler on the 4th Monaay
day of June, 1887, being the 21th day OF said
month. to show cause, if any she may pave,
whv the real estate of Sarah b. towzer, dec u,
should not be partitioned as prayed for.
Witness the Hon. Aaron J.. Hazen. Presi-
dent Judge of our said Court at Butter, THIS
7th day OF June. 1887
REUBEN MCELyAIN, Clerk.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Raising Pork Cheaply.

We need more grass and clover,
and less corn, upon which to make
pork. More grass and clover means
cheaper growth and less disease.
just as the great corn and pork pro-
ducing lands have been developed,
has swine disease sprung up and in
creased, because our swine are given
monotonous diet of dry oily food.
Grass and clover are the foods of na-
ture, and the swine harvest them.
They require little preparation of
the ground for them, and no cultiva-
ton. When pastured they build up,
rather than exhaust, the land ana it
cannot be successfully disputed that
they are essential factors in the pro-
duction Of the cheapest pork. Let
the pigs farrowed in the spring be
put on grass and clover as soon as
they are fit to be grazed. and'kept on
them rs long as they are palatabie,
and the result will be pig not fat,
but in good condition and thrifty,
that until fall has large, healthy
bones and muscle and q vigorous
appetite for corn. And then it may
be fed corn largely, for this will put
fat on the large frame the pasture
has made, and the hog is vigorous
enough to digest the corn we'll and
if the hog is fatted rapidly and mar
keted as soon as fully fat, it is the
cheapest pork that cen be made--the
cheapest, not counting loss from dis
ease. But swine plague rarely in
vades the pasture; its favorite place
of appearance is in the small lot,
paved with cobs and manure. The
hog summered on grass and clover is
SO vigorous that it rarely sickens
when being fattened on corn largely,
but also other food, and in clean quar-
ters with pure water.-Amertcan
AGriculjurGSt
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Origin of Some Political Phrases

| Origin Of Some Political Phrases
"W here do you go from here?"
81 60 to my home in Mansfield,
where intend to take d solid weeks
rest"
\ ou are going home to look after your
fences, of course?"
The Senator laughed heartily.
DO you know" he inquired, chow
that expression originated? mol!
Then I'll tell you. While was Sec.
retary of the Treasury | came home
to Mansfield for few days at one
time As soon as | got there, there
were an influx of newspaper corre-
spondents from all parts. Some of
them announced that | was getting
ready to run for Governor; others
that was working up boom for the
Presidential nomination. One of
them came to me and boldly asked
what was doing in Ohio. 1t just
happened that on that day /
had contracted with man to repair
some fences that were in a tumbled
down condition. So when the news
paper man asked me what | was do
ing in Ohio [ told him that | bad
some home to look after my fences.
He published what | said, and the
expression went everywhere. 1t was
even used on some occasions in the
British Parliament. It's funny how
these political expressions originate
La some city just before election the
Democrats employed an immense
number of laborers to lay water pipes
That's what gave rise to the express
ion laying pipes You remember
that at one time the Democrats were
called Loeofocos. During Demo
cratic meeting in New York the par
Elephants became so turbulent that it
became necessary to extinguish the
lights. The participants left in total
darkness, pulled out locofocos, as the
old fashioned matches were called
That's how that name originated. -
Enquirer iateruieU aCith Senator
ShernI3
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
An Assessors Wonderful Logic
From the Trenton Emporiun.l

From the Trenton Eraporium.l
There is q certain township asses.
sor who valued tract of ten acres
for taxation at 81 900. The valua-
tion had not been changed for a score
of years. At length one acre was
sold to stranger for $1,000 The
following year the assessor valued
the single acre at $1,000 and The nine
acrces which remained ia the original
holders possession were valued at
5000 The assessor claimed that the
one.acre plot having been sold for
$1,000 he was required to value it at
that sum, but that the nine-acre
plot having been diminished by one
tenth should be valued at one.teBth
less. This seems to be about the
kind of reasoning used by many Of
the rural assessors.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Tr.okso5H Boston Bellies.

A Boston photographed named
Chick ring was il CJu-s last week,
on Q charge of printing and seiiius
indecent photographs, He decided
Go offer ao defense, and after The ex-
summation of the witnesses the case
. was referred the grand jacy. The
peculiar interest in doe c-s is due to
: The fact rhat AIr. Cb.cGe-,og bas for
. bis customers the uics1 prominent
. families Of tie Back Boy. The ,T0u-
4 bic grew out of bis b-rigg taken the
photographs Of spm- Gfgv Young Ia
dies OF Bos-on's Uaaisliess families
( in costumes scarcely more elaborate
/ than those wish which the famous
+ pictures III the Paris s-lol are drap.
! ed.
TIE crazs for full-lanrth photo
graphs in scanty attire fist seized
hold upon half q doz 4 young society
bellies, who reside on Commonwealth
avenue, last fall. They posed in Mc.
/ Chickering's studio in many graceful
attitudes. Some Of the pictures were
taken singly atles ,As style OF the
"Greek Goddesses," " AID more partic-
ulaFiy Venus Eisiag from The Sea, "
while Others were larze-sizsd groups
in imitation Of the "Nymphs st the
Bath, ," and other famous works OF
art. The young women preferred
not to reveal their idel.ily aud gave
the names of servants at their homes,
where they desired the proofs sent.
La several cases envelopes containing
proofs Of the photographs were re-
tarned 20 Mr. Chjeke-ing with the
postolli1e memorandum that no such
person lived ut tue Dum5sr givea. Ia
these eases the young ladies called 8.
the studio subsequently and blush
ingly explained in confidence what
the trouble was.
The collection Of piotures Of these
young ladies, as seen by q corfespon-
deut, would ceytaialy come within
the provision CT Anthony Comssock's IS
Interpretation Of the law. Bus the
young women Claim that Il true sense
Of art would see nothing immcdest in
them. They had them taken for
their own benefit and Tor the admira-
ton of q few friends, and mad nc sus-
picion that they would ever he seen
outside OF n very select few The
| prospect of their photographs being
produced in court and put on file as
evidence so thoroughly alarmed them
that they have succceded in having
them Suppressed, and whatever the de-
velopments in the case may be their
names viii probably never be known.
As a compromise the nude photo
graph OF some unknown young wo-
man has been offered in evidence as
"a sample, aad tho others have disGp
peared,
Such 8 powerful influence was
brought to bear By the friends Of the
| young devotees OF art tlz5 the Bos-
ton newspapers did Los publish a
word of tho case when Adr. CHECKER
ing was arrested and first taken to
court. The story iirs5 reached Bos-
ton in New York paper. Mr.,
Cbickering refused to give the names
Of the young ladies'. lie said:
81 have made 10 admissions and
no denials, and doa't mean to, II
the grand jury bring in an Indictment
| have q very good defense, without
telling anything about nay pa.rons or
the pictures"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
1t Was Tough Work.

"It's 500 in your pocket" whis.
pered the defendants lawyer to the
juror, eff you can bring out verdict
of manslaughter in the second de-
gree"
Such proved to be the verdict, and
the lawyer thanked the juror warmly
as be paid him the money.
"Yes," said the juror, "it was
tough work, but | got there after q
while. All the rest went in for ac
quittal,"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
The Organ Admitted at Last.

The decision reached recently by
the General Assembly of the United
Presbyterians finally permitting the
use of musical instruments in worship
ends an ecclesiastical struggle exist
ing over the past seven years and
5egu1 still earlier in the Church.
The fSuit of the Scotch secession
movement in 1888, the Associate
Presby yterians, as they were first
known organized their first presbytery
IN America in 1853; but it was not
until 1858 that the scattered bodies
Of Seceders in the United States were
brought together in the Church
since known as the United Presbyte-
rians. This body, sprung from one
OF the sternest and most uncomprom-
ising OF the many protests made by
Scotchmen in tho last three centuries
against the spirit, has preserved, as is
apt to be the case with small non-con-
forming bodies, to an unusual degree
the minute and precise points of diff
ference on which the original rupture
was based, led by men like the
. Erskines, whose sincerity was as un-
questioned as their usefulness in pre-
serving the spirit Of evangelical
truth.
Chief among these lesser points was
the exclusion of all instruments of
music on the ground that their use
was not ordained in the New Testa-
ment. In 1881, the long struggle of
the younger members of the Church
against this rule ended in submitting
an Overture" to the presbyt teries on
the subject. The vote was close
one, 6205 favoring repeal and 6125
voting to continue the exclusion Of
the organ. As the entire number of
voters in the presbyteries was 1,24O,
the nice legal question arose whether
a majority had voted in favor of the
repeal of the restriction. The Gen.
eral Assembly in 1882 decided that
it had; but instead of directly recon-
mending the use of organs, it limited
itself to declaration that they could
not be held to be forbidden by the
Word of God, and urged no church
to introduce instrumental music
where any member objected.
The subject has gone through many
phases in the five years which have
passed, and more than one legal opin.
ion has been obtained on the subject,
Judge Agnew. among others, passing
sthe subject came squarely up in the
determined attempt of the Synod of
Iowa and the Presbytery of Keokuk
to prohibit the use of an organ
in church in the latter city, and the
General Assembly has declined to
support the lower bodies in this at
tempt. This still leaves the usage of
the Church in favor of exclusions; but
it also leaves it open for any church
to act for itself, and not many years
will pass before tie worship of the
United Presbyterian Church is as
simulated to other bodies of the same
faith, the first step toward q more
| complete union.-PhiL Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
His Lastly

Young Man (to sexton as church
dooJ-lsn't the sermon nearly
done?
SeXton-About an hour yet. II,
is only ou his lastly
Young Man-Wili is take him an
hour to ger through his Lastly
SeXton-No; but there's the 'One
word more and | am done and the
Finally and the In conclusion tc
come yet. Don't get impatient
young nan! Your girl won't spoil,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
The Sunday Question.

Postmaster-General Villas, while ne
was practicing law in Madison, Wis,
was a lecturer to the class Of the State
University lie was very popular
among the st.asnts, end vas especi-
ally apt and Wisty in his answers so
questions, much the more so when
he thought the questioner was trying
to corner him. OGe year, Mt Jha end
of q course on evidence, and Just be-
fore commencement, Col Villas, cali
ed by the students aaactioaatelv
"Bil," was delivering his farewell
talk to his class, wishing the boys
success, and closing wish the request
that If they ever got puzzled over q
low point to write 10 him and he
would help them; and he would do
this even if be had 10 work on Sun.
days. At this @ c0ncaj.ed ignoramus
in the class pipsd out: "Bat. Col
cnel, the Bible tells US LOS 10 work
Sunday" ayes, it does; but it also
says you may help the ass out Of the
mire, even though il DO Sunday" re-
piled the Colonel. The Colonel never
smiled until the class had done with
storm OF laughter, when he gave
vent to u peculjar kiud of 4 chuc&le
that set the class of ogaia Chicago
Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Executors Notice.

Letters testamentary having been granted d, 10
the undersigned on the estate or robert 4essel. 1
pesser. deceased late OF Winfield twp, buticr
Co. Pa, all persons knowing themselves In IN
debted to said estate VIII make lllineuiaoe pas ~
tafe will present the same properly authentlcaC-
ed for settlement. ,r,.e,,,,
nAVID HESSELGESSER,J Ex'r's
April1s. 81. Leasureviile' bu'iei oo'' {"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17

ACT Iu.-scEsE 3.-Tlme ten years later:
HECK'S LARGEST EMPORIUM.
Ten years are supposed to nave elapsed
ID. A. uECk'S store quadrupled in size
Butter a metropolis. Arrival OF scTeral
excursions, electric trains and number
OF balloons. with crowds OF people TO buy
Clothing Underwear,
Hats, Caps, Collars,
Neck Ties, Hosiery,
Suspenders, Handkerchlefs
Umbrellas, Trunks
Nalises, Satchels
Bill and PockotbooGs,
Cloth, Hair and Tooth Brushes
and innumerable ether articles which
space forblds to mention. Scores OF pros
porous men and plump matrons gather
around the proprietor all agreeing that
their rise in the world began from the mo-
ment they began to buy their goods from
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17

ACT II-ScINE 2-Time II am. Enter throng OF
people, Old men, young men, ladies', chil-
drea. managing lnatronS " lth marrlaraDle
daughters. who with one accord iairly
Shrek with delight at the wonderful bar
gains shown. The beautiful young iady,
Cinderella finds some 1eweiery, PAR OF
Corseta a pair OF Kid Gloves, an elegant
pair OF Hose that set her OFF so eXquisitely
th9t a dude from Unionyille and i young
man from Greece City both propo5e,aS Inc
Greece City man has on one OF d. A. Heck
irreslstabla suits, Cinderella decides 70
patroniZe home industries and accepts
him. The UnionvIlle dude talks OF duels
suicides &c, but decides not TO leave this
world while he can get clothing SO cheap
at d. 4. HECk'S Great Emporium.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Duped by SWindlerS.

From Erie Hered, June 4.
A few days ago young man NAM
ed Sylvester Mason arrived in the
city with a friend from near Williams
port. They were in pursuit of three
swindlers who had duped Mason's
father, au old man, out of S3 900.
The swindlers boarded a 2. & E.
train separately, but got together
near Kane. They came on to Erie
and took a train west. The pursuing
party reached here on q train after
the trio had gone from the city.
Had they telegraphed to Erie the
swindlers could have been intercept
ed.
A few days ago man called at the
house of Asa Williams, living near
Cory, representing a new style of
fence. He asked for permission to
pnt up o section of fence and Mr..
Williams, who is upward Of 80 years
old and quite feeble, was induced to
sign written consent, as he suppos-
ed, to do so.
Thursday another man came, stat
ing that he was the attorney of the
Company in Connecticut represented
by the frst agent He said the ma
chine for building the fence had ar
rived and the bill, 5000, must be paid
as the order stipulated, Immediately.
The Old gentleman repudiated the
order, but in his feeble and aged con-
dition was induced to "settle" the
matter by giving his note for 500
payable in one year. The attorney
escaped. Farmers are warned to
look out for swindiing permissions
and fraudulent contracts.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Sold Him too Cheap.

"What crime did Joseph's brothers
commit in selling him?"
All the pupils in chorus:
"They sold him too cheap"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
A Wall.

The attention bachelors is invited
to the following "wail:"
There are some sad sights in this
world; city sacked and burnt--a
battlefield after great slaughter-a
London in the midst of plague-a
ship burning at sea-a family pining
in starvation-a jug of molasses
wrecked on the pavement All bad,
but true. But to us the saddest
sight is an old bachelor wearing to-
ward the end Of his journey of life,
his great duties undone. Miserable
creature!-Just look at him; his shirt
buttons olf-his stockings out at the
toes-not a son or daughter, nor a
relative to drop q tear, close his eyes
in death. or to leave his money to
nobody, in fact, to care for him
Stunned by saint and sinnerl"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
VOL. XIV.
Administrators Notice.

ESTATE OF X. NJ HARRISON, DECD ID.
Whereas letters OF administration have been
granted by the Register OF Butler county, Pa
to the undersigned on the estate OF X, NJ Har-
bison late OF Buffalo twp, Butler county. Pa
dehfed Ia said estate will make immediate
payment and those having claims against the
same viii present, them properly authenticated
J. III. HARRISON,
JoHN HARRISON
uyrrpopr n pa Administrators
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER MeMICHAEL,

LATE OF CLAY TOWNSHIP, DECD.
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
Christopher McMichael. decd, late OF Clay
township, Butler county, Pa; having oeen
granted to the undersigned. All persons
Knowing themselves indebted to said estate;
will please make immediate payment, and
any having claims against said estate, VIII
present them duly authenticated for settle
ment.
JAPHIA MCMICHAEL, EXT.
EUCLID p. o., Butler Co. Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
Teachers Examinations. 1887.

Special examinations will be held in Butler
on the last Saturdays of August, September
and October.
Examinations will begin at halfpast s
o'clock a. m. Applicants will bring as a
specimen of writing. composition of fifteen
TO twenty lines on allow to Teach Penman-
ship.n Candidates unknown to the Super.
intendant must furnish evidence of good
moral character. Directors and citizens are
invited. The Superintendent will be in his
Office in the Court House on the second and
last Saturdays of each month throughout
the year, except the dates given above.
J. T.. SNYDER,
P,O. Address, Co. Sup't of Schools.
Slipperyrock, Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17

Song by company, joined by audience:
rTis our experience. one and all
And every one who tries 1t knows,
That d. 4. HECK has got the call,
And takes The town il selling clothes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-17
d. A. HECK,

Cinderella and her husband about to de-
part for Mt. Chestnut [this is no chestnuD
The U1iOnyIlle dude. q dude no longer but
rich business man in the city OF Butler.
Population 10000, noted chiefly for being
the most enterprising city in the county
and for fair dealing and for the fact ID. a.
HECk'S Emporium, Duffy's Block, IS the
headquarters 1or good goods, fair dealing
and low prices.